Sentence examples of "shake down" in English
I wrote down his phone number lest I should forget it.
Me apunté su número de teléfono para no olvidarlo.
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
Me gustan los cerdos. Los perros nos admiran. Los gatos nos desprecian. Los cerdos nos tratan a todos por igual.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue.
La ambulancia se averió en medio de la avenida.
You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness.
Os pusisteis de rodillas, rogándole a Dios que os perdonase.
Feeling the house shake, I ran out into the street.
Sintiendo la casa sacudirse, yo salí corriendo a la calle.
As soon as he felt his house shake, he rushed out into the garden.
Tan pronto como él sintió a su casa sacudirse, él salió de una carrera al jardín.
What you're saying is perfectly viable, but I can't shake off my unease.
Lo que tú estás diciendo es perfectamente viable, pero no me puedo sacudir la inquietud.
And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Y quien sea que no te reciba ni oiga tus palabras, cuando salgas de esa casa o ciudad, sacude el polvo de tus pies.
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